Instructional Technology and Distance Education Training Schedule

Wow, you have done it! Ventura College has successfully rolled out Canvas as our new "online campus" for both distance education and on-ground courses.

Over 120 instructors have completed the Online Teacher Training Course in Canvas (OTTCC)

A large number of on-ground faculty have attended a ninety-minute workshop to better web-enhance on campus courses in Canvas.

If you're interested in additional training and/or are thinking about teaching online for the first time please take a look at the following opportunities for you.

The Online Teacher Training Course in Canvas (OTTCC)

The Online Teacher Training Course in Canvas (OTTCC) prepares instructors to teach online by combining best practices in online education, current trends in educational technologies, and modular design in Canvas. All online and hybrid instructors are required to successfully pass the OTTCC prior to teaching online.

Competency Based : This is a competency based course that allows expert online instructors to receive credit for imported work from a previous online course while helping new instructors and instructors new to Ventura College understand the best practices and learning management skills necessary in succeeding in online instruction at Ventura College.The Online Teacher Training Course is required of all online and hybrid course instructors.

What is in the course? This course is comprised of timely and relevant information as well as consistent best practices from Ventura College and the Online Education Initiative. The course focuses upon the concepts and the goals from the OEI Course Rubric for Online Course Design, the Introduction to Online Teaching and Learning from @One, and the Introduction to Teaching in Canvas Courses from the OEI Project.

Time Commitment: For the instructor who is new to teaching online, this course is a four week course with roughly 8 to 10 hours a week of learning, participation, and course design; however, an experienced instructor in online education at Ventura College or elsewhere will find that after importing from a Desire to Learn course or another course management system that he or she can demonstrate competency in a variety of topics in this course to proceed through the entire course at a faster pace.

Current Distance Education Faculty and/or Faculty Assigned a DE Course for the next semester will receive priority, but all instructors interested in teaching online are welcome.

Spring 2018 OTTCC session dates and registration information will be announced soon. Check back soon!

Instructional Technology Consultations

OFFICE HOURS: To better assist faculty with their on-ground (web-enhanced), hybrid, and online courses, the instructional technologist team is offering a drop-in schedule for faculty who need just-in-time one-on-one help with teaching with Canvas. This includes Canvas design, ADA compliance reviews, course reviews, online teaching advice, and other timely instructional technology suggestions. You are welcome to drop in during these times as well as schedule an appointment with Matt, Sharon, or Ali.

Instructional Technologist Drop-in Schedule (New!)

Mondays

9 – 11 AM (Ali’s office: LRC 124)

1 – 4 PM (Matt: LRC 136 Studio)

Tuesdays

10 AM – 1 PM (Sharon’s office: LRC 147)

2 – 4 PM (Ali’s office: LRC 124)

Wednesdays

9 – 11 AM (Ali’s office: LRC 124)

1 – 4 PM (Sharon’s office: LRC 147)

Thursdays

10 AM – 1 PM (Matt: LRC 136 Studio)

2 – 4 PM (Ali’s office: LRC 124)

Fridays

Open Studio 10 AM – Noon (LRC 136 Studio)

*Zoom web-conferencing available

Open Studio Friday Workshops @ Ventura College

The LRC Training Studio (Room 136) will be open (10 AM - Noon) to help faculty prepare online, hybrid, and/or web-enhanced courses throughout the semester. These sessions may include relevant topics from the OTTCC or faculty may feel free to bring a topic or project they would like to work on such as:

Video Production Projects

Closed Captioning (Accessibility)

Custom Home Pages

Tools for Communication

Open Educational Resources

OEI Course Design

Designing Effective Discussions

Web-conferencing via ConferZoom will also be available for those who need to participate remotely. ​

Spring Flex - Friday, January 5th 2018

We are excited to present a day filled with modern instructional technology tools for the online, hybrid, and on campus classroom. There is something for everyone such as Screencasting, Cell Phones in the Classroom, Best Practices in Online Teaching, Canvas for On Campus Courses, and Accessibility Workshops. Lunch will be provided by the Professional Development Advisory Group.